Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.823°N -0.713°W |
Official Name: | Puttenham |
Civil Parish: | Tring Rural |
Shire District: | Dacorum |
Shire County: | Hertfordshire |
Region: | East of England |
Constituency Westminster: | South West Hertfordshire |
Post Town: | Tring |
Postcode District: | HP23 |
Postcode Area: | HP |
Dial Code: | 01296 |
Os Grid Reference: | SP888146 |
Static Image Name: | Puttenham - Church of St Mary - geograph.org.uk - 606853.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Church of St Mary, Puttenham |
Puttenham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tring Rural, in the Dacorum district, in north west Hertfordshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 107.[1] On 1 April 1964 the parish was abolished and merged with Tring Rural.[2]
It was recorded as ‘Puteham’ in the Domesday Book.[3]
St Mary's Church, the Church of England parish church, has a nave and aisles dating from the early 14th-century, and an elaborate roof and west tower from the 15th-century. It is a Grade I listed building.
Puttenham is one of the 51 Thankful Villages in England and Wales that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.